Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
LADIES' COLUMN.
Fashions DEGREES Are Coming in
Slowly, While Fashions Followers
Wait in Tiresome Attitude,
Fsf, styIfs IL AiiitaiTe-Lvng Cash
mere Wraps The latest Whim.
Chsste Designs aud Pretty
Contrasts.
An Educated, Fal,hfnI Housewife a Il gro
IN rhe strlf=-EiDts for October Brides
Dixie ReCipes, Notes, E,c.


Dixie KSsCipes, Nvtes, Exc.
TIE attitude Of expectancy is always g
trying oce. To stsnd tip-toe may De &C
CURED by Inc ballet dancer after much
practice arc many failures, but the aver
age women prefers Hat fo0tedness and
certain knowledge. Waiting, always iTk-
some, gains 70 dceirability when the ia
po-t2nt question in abeyauce is what Is
10 pc worn? fer to the woman of fashion
me sca5tn las arrived when t-is query
presses home, sEd the cool weather ccm-
ing SO early adds to It's lmperstiYeness.
rae dIlige2t seeker ate knowledge il
this department may be able TO gather :
few hints CT The fall novelties. Out the
most careful cleaning brings only mcagCT
returns.
The style q dress for travelling snd Inc
street Loses little if any Of lis mannish-
ness. TIE high military collar, plated
CbemiSettG TO simulate skirt front, and
the kUCtted CraYat ale unchanged.
The coat sleeve is stil used bug IS not so
c.cse d.ti22 ss formerly.
Many Of the costumes show Dra!ding OF
gilt On epsuIets, Teyers, collar and cuffs,
2-sO galio0D military bands embroidered
il various dcsiors CT Moorish pattern.
There seems % be little question that
isChets, single ana double breasted, Will
be worn. The single breasted are made
C smooth cloth and hlished with
Machine Stitching, sometimes only s
single Tow shout 81 inch tom the edge,
TIE d0ub,e-5re2sted are of diagonal,
tweed, and other heavy cloths, and trim
m,G with b-aidi1g, Some of these have
fronts Ike 2 mans dress coat, are worn
over white cloth weis.cOat, and have :
Low, rolling collar faced wiz silk. Square
side pockets are put on Tie hips, AM the
lining is Of some chalsCable silk.
In this Latitude Il is early for wraps,
but the large ones are the coming
i2vorites. Iaey are made principally OF
cashmere, with loose sleeves ara lined
with bright CGlored satin, snd sre trim-
med win ChanIlly ice, gathered as
full as possible, aud stitched On n four
rows. This rubbing lis put around the
neck down TIE front, and about The
sleeves. These wraps being cut loose,
arc extremely convenient IS they are
easily dropped o. adjusted as the
49, OtAS
side and liling are il pretty contrast,
form lovely drspery icT G graceful
woman.
BlSque5 are much the shape as worn dur
ing the summer Some have TIE vest very
narrow, others are wider, the front loose
and showing tae vest to the side seams.
Ladies Who are thin wear the full
front, but all stout and short WaiE,ed
women have the trimming fst and IN
perpendicular lines; the latter also al
feet the basque having tle sides extended
II panels down the skirt.
The new ta,l fabrics th4t have made
their appearance ere CT CAaste and pretty
design. One Of the l1t6st impOrtat.O1s Is
fine double-width serge, showing block
JesigEs 10 contrasting color. Another
novelty Is the reverse we8ye; one block
runs one way, the next oGdOsite. and SO
on through the entire width. The con
trasts are vivid, black with red, blue
with red, blue with cream, brown with
white, und a. other attractive combine
ti0ns. There sre also novel striped fab
~.cs il rich material, such as silk with
e-vet and plush, terrS Gotta velvet and
anchored sIh, oftertimes the Two fab
.:cs n shades OF the same color, which IS
not So bizarre in effect and, seem more
il harmony with the quiet taste Of 4 re-
fined woman.
In millinery nothing Is yet liked; il re-
mains sn open question il this is net lis
usual state. All, ali is change, Is certainly
written in bcnnets and nets. While the
fashionable woman Just returned from
the watering place viii generally adopt
The quieteT style Of bonnet, there are
many who prefer the becoming and pic
tureSQue, particularly If the face be fresh
and fair For the latter are shown wide
brimmed hats turned up very high on one
side Snd placed close to the esr on the
other, giving 8 Gothic shape over the
forehead and hair. sat CT this shape
Is shown laced with garnet velvet, the
front OF the crown having large quilings
OF the velvet grsduated &c 3 narrow bsnd
a. the back; or the side there are upright
bows of satin edged zi0bop, surmourted
by black ccck's feathers fastened at the
s.Gc OF and on the top Of the crown. Bon
nets have longer CroWrs, and many CT
them have long pointed poke fronts filed
II with slight face trimming.
FALL STYLES.
New York Post: Charming autumn
costumes il steel sray, plomb, and dove
color are being made CT corded silk India
cashmere, combined with velvet and
Csmels' hail Cloth, canvas end yigogue
made up with grsy mCire OF deeper tint,
c. trimmed with galloons or glmps OF
hne gray silk cord. Some of tbe gowns
are made up in 6irectOife style, the
sleeves pulled and the bodice trimmed
With wide revers On the coat-btsque, and
turning away over long wsistcoat of gray
velvet, moi1e or gray silk muslin lad IN
close pleats. One stylish costume is made
OF nuns grey India cashmere, combined
with gray velvet, trimmed with white and
silver gimp. The cashmere is srranged SIS
long polonaise, opening TO the waist ST
each side, and also up the back. There
Is s vest and V insertion down the back
OF the bodice, made Of the velvet ana
gimp. To wear with this costume is q
MT Of cream white felt, trimmed with q
band CT white Snd silver gimp, end g
beautiful srsy and white bird, with long,
sun wings set upright upon The font OF
the hat
BLACK SILK,
s late novelty IS seen in a pIsin black
taiile trimmed with je1. The unders6irt
IS msde perfectly plain, large pointed
ornament in Jet psssementerie plsced on
the left side, the long drsped overskirt
falling II fuil carved folds in front psr.s
q the left side 10 show this ornament.
The ovarskirt is laid in tiLt folds on
either side OF this opening, snd on these
folds are placed long, narrow sdorn-
ments Of let sin7, The points coming 70
the waist. The ccrsage has 9 pisstr1n
and cuns 6 it gimp.
BRIDAL ARRAY.
a stylish travelling dress fer en- esrly